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Colorado should cancel majority of CMAS testing, Irish Elementary teacher testifies Molly Bohannon, Fort Collins Coloradoan Poudre School District working to provide support for students in remote learning Replay Video Mark Bartlett was not in his class at Irish Elementary School on Friday morning.  Instead, Bartlett joined a number of other educators and school administrators who testified virtually in front of the Colorado House Committee on Education in favor of a bill that would require the Colorado Department of Education to request a federal waiver to suspend portio...

Mark Bartlett was not in his class at Irish Elementary School on Friday morning.  Instead, Bartlett joined a number of other educators and school administrators who testified virtually in front of the Colorado House Committee on Education in favor of a bill that would require the Colorado Department of Education to request a federal waiver to suspend portions of Colorado Measures of Academic Success, or CMAS, testing for the year.  "After nearly a year of unconventional education, we're playing catch-up to develop these essential skills," said Bartlett, who teaches fourth grade and phys...

Feds won’t invite ‘blanket waivers’ on standardized tests, but Michigan superintendent says pandemic flexibility exists Updated Mar 02, 2021; Posted Mar 02, 2021 Desks are set up within social distancing and COVID-19 protocols ahead of the March 1 start date, seen here on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 at McMonagle Elementary School in Mt. Morris Township. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | MLive.com Facebook Share Thousands of Michigan students are learning virtually but schools are still required to conduct standardized tests this spring, but they will have more flexibility due to the COVID-1...

State responds to letter saying the U.S. Department of Education will not grant blanket waivers from annual statewide assessments

More than 300 days have passed since public schools in Massachusetts had to close due to the coronavirus pandemic, resorting instead to remote or hybrid learning programs that have proved inferior for many students. Yet, at least in Massachusetts, there isn’t reliable data to assess the stunted progress and outright learning loss that many students have experienced during this time. That’s why the announcement last month that a modified version of the MCAS will be administered this year is welcome. Although the MCAS is typically a graduation requirement for individual students and a way o...